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A Korean style counter-fire operation virtual training system has been developed using domestic technologies. According to the operational environment and tactics of the ROK armed forces, this system will be used to strengthen combat power through counter-fire trainings centering on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on the 22nd that the ‘counter-fire warfare virtual model system’, which had been started out with an exploratory development in 2011, was completed after a four-year development period. The system development was carried out by SK C&C with an investment of KRW 9.5 billion from the government.
The counter-fire warfare virtual model system is a war game system to practice the procedures of response to North Korea’s attack, which threatens Seoul and the capital area. Information detected with target detection radars and unmanned surveillance vehicles is virtually operated and linked with the military command and control system. Under this system, attacks are launched in a virtual space using firepower owned by the armed forces. In addition, the follow-up analysis function is used to assess the extent of damages.
This system will also supplement the existing tactic-centered training model as it is linked with training models of each service component during the Ulchi-Freedom Guardian (UFG) and joint training (Taegeuk Exercise). Domestic software products have been actively applied to the system development. With an exception of the cases where domestic software is not available, the system has been entirely developed using domestic software.
For the modeling and simulation (M&S) technology developed, three intellectual property patents have been applied for including the one for a linked system with the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) simulation unit in order to ensure systematic management of the technology and for transfer of the technology to the private sector.
“A virtual training system to overcome limitations in the actual training as much as possible has been developed. It will support various training programs ranging from independent training to combined exercise,” said Director Kim Heung-seop of DAPA Guided Weapon Program Department (brigadier general). “This system will contribute to improving counter-fire operation abilities of the ROK armed forces.”
Shin Hye-gwon | hkshin@etnews.com